Lizzie Grey

Lizzie Grey
Birth name Stephen Perry
Genres Glam rock, glam metal, heavy metal, hard rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 1978–present
Associated acts Spiders & Snakes
London
Sister

Lizzie Grey is the stage name of Stephen Perry (born August 8, 1958[1]), a professional musician. He is perhaps best known for his membership as a guitarist in the heavy metal band London and for co-writing the Mötley Crüe song "Public Enemy #1". He currently performs with the glam rock band Spiders & Snakes.

Career

He was the guitarist for the band Sister with Blackie Lawless and Nikki Sixx in the mid-to-late 1970s. Thereafter he formed the band London with Nikki Sixx, drummer Dane Rage, keyboardist John St. John, and vocalist Henri Valentine, who was later replaced by Nigel Benjamin, formerly of Mott. The band garnered a huge following of glam rock fans from the late 1970s, spearheaded by the interests of such notables as Rodney Bingenheimer and Kim Fowley. Differences arose between Nikki Sixx and Nigel Benjamin, and the band finally broke up. Shortly afterward there was a revision of the band London featuring vocalist Nadir D'Priest, which recorded internationally recognized albums and was featured in the movie The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. This version of London continued until the late '80s, when Lizzie decided to take over his own lead vocals, forming the band Ultra Pop which was heavily influenced by the band T-Rex, with Vince Votel, Ernie Machado, and Chris Solberg.[2] Ultra Pop changed its name to Spiders & Snakes in 1990 with the addition of stalwart drummer Timothy Jay.

Spiders & Snakes made several recordings beginning in the 1990s. In 2000, just after the release of the album London Daze, bassist Leigh Lawson died.[3] During this brief split in the band membership, Lizzie explored musical endeavors with various bands in Arizona before returning to Los Angeles to carry on the legacy of Spiders & Snakes where it remains to this day, with current band members Chris Sheridan, Phil St. Vincent and of course Timothy Jay.

Personal life

Grey's maternal uncle was radio commentator Wally George, and he is thus the cousin of actress Rebecca De Mornay.[4]

Discography

Mötley Crüe

London

Ultra Pop

Spiders & Snakes

References

  1. ↑ "California Birth Index".
  2. ↑ "Interview with Spiders and Snakes Singer Guitarist Lizzie Grey - Chaotic Riffs Magazine Nov. 2014". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgd1snF-iNM. External link in |website= (help);
  3. ↑ "20 Questions with Lizzie Grey, 2/15/05". www.metalsludge.tv.
  4. ↑ "Lizzie's Rock Tales from the Spiders & Snakes Official Website, 4/4/2005".

External links

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